Six commercial facilities in Skåne, four of which were breeding facilities, have been affected by outbreaks of bird flu this winter, resulting in the loss of chickens and hatching eggs.
Poultry farmers would like to import hatching eggs to catch up, but would then risk high costs if there were a salmonella outbreak. Poultry producers, unlike pig, beef, and egg producers, do not receive any government compensation in the event of an outbreak.
According to the Swedish Board of Agriculture, bird flu will also affect consumers, as there will be a shortage of fresh Swedish chicken.
It will be noticeable in stores, says Katharina Gielen, head of infectious disease control at the Swedish Board of Agriculture.
